Southampton crime stats
The overall crime rate in Southampton city is 142.7 crimes per 1,000 which is 142% of the national crime average. Most crimes, 13.1k crimes were violent crimes which is 36.8% of all crimes committed in the area. Violent crime rate is at 147% of national crime rate. Robbery crime was the fastest growing crime and it increased by 69.3% over the last twelve months.The category of "possession of weapons crime" is the highest ranking crime category when category crime rate is compared to the national average. Possession of weapons crime rate is at 186% of national crime rate which puts Southampton on 16. position out of 99 England's and Wales' cities in this crime category. Possession of weapons crime makes up 1.3% of all crimes committed in the area. As of October 2026 possession of weapons crime totalled 469 representing a decrease 22.2% year-over-year.
Crime Statistics Breakdown: Share, Ranking, National Comparison, Volume, and Annual Change for Southampton city| Crime statistic | Share of all crimes | Ranking (99 cities) | % of national crime rate | Crime volume | % annual change |
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| Violent crime | 36.8% | 25. highest | 147% | 13.1k | -13.7% |
| Antisocial behaviour crime | 11.4% | 51. highest | 101% | 4.1k | 22.6% |
| Shoplifting crime | 11.2% | 17. highest | 182% | 4.0k | 18.2% |
| Public order crime | 8.2% | 20. highest | 169% | 2.9k | 5.7% |
| Criminal damage and arson crime | 7.0% | 34. highest | 141% | 2.5k | 9.4% |
| Other theft crime | 6.1% | 20. highest | 129% | 2.2k | 12.1% |
| Vehicle crime | 5.4% | 24. highest | 148% | 1.9k | 10.2% |
| Drugs crime | 4.1% | 16. highest | 172% | 1.5k | 21.4% |
| Burglary crime | 3.7% | 22. highest | 143% | 1.3k | 8.4% |
| Other crime | 1.7% | 51. highest | 108% | 595 | 7.2% |
| Robbery crime | 1.5% | 16. highest | 152% | 540 | 69.3% |
| Possession of weapons crime | 1.3% | 16. highest | 186% | 469 | -22.2% |
| Bicycle theft crime | 1.1% | 24. highest | 175% | 377 | -1.6% |
| Theft from the person crime | 0.7% | 27. highest | 57% | 250 | -16.1% |
| Crime statistic | Share of all crimes | Crime rate ranking | % of national crime rate | Crime volume | % annual change |
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Southampton crime rate by crime statistic
This graph compares crime rate in Southampton city to the national crime rate for each crime statistic.
Crime Rate Comparison: Southampton city vs. England & Wales| Crime statistic | Southampton city crime rate | England and Wales - national crime rate |
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| Anti-social behaviour | 16.2 | 16.0 |
| Bicycle theft | 1.5 | 0.9 |
| Burglary | 5.3 | 3.7 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 9.9 | 7.0 |
| Drugs | 5.8 | 3.4 |
| Other crime | 2.4 | 2.2 |
| Other theft | 8.7 | 6.7 |
| Possession of weapons | 1.9 | 1.0 |
| Public order | 11.7 | 6.9 |
| Robbery | 2.2 | 1.4 |
| Shoplifting | 16.0 | 8.8 |
| Theft from the person | 1.0 | 1.7 |
| Vehicle crime | 7.6 | 5.2 |
| Violent crime | 52.5 | 35.7 |
Southampton overall crime rate by year
Overall crime rate per 1000 workday people compared to the national crime rate by year.
Southampton crime rate comparison map
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